tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221608027689754679.post6863259243344773299..comments2024-03-22T05:36:02.491-07:00Comments on Sunday Comics Debt: Building & Demolition... One Piece at a TimeDeBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711985474864185922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221608027689754679.post-48165294477685676842010-12-10T14:50:26.489-08:002010-12-10T14:50:26.489-08:00Nice piece. I hadn't ever thought about the de...Nice piece. I hadn't ever thought about the destruction to architecture in One Piece that way before, it really is magnificent. I'm with you in hoping American comics take a leaf from Oda's book when it comes to epicness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221608027689754679.post-41714025866051848632010-12-08T23:45:21.314-08:002010-12-08T23:45:21.314-08:00Please. If by "realistic", you mean bei...Please. If by "realistic", you mean being able to continue to stand up even while every bone in your body is shattered, but you can still continue to fight because you're holding your blood cells together out of sheer will, while fighting enemies who can shapeshift their form to any animal, vegtable or mineral in existence. Considering the amount of damage Usopp goes through, it's amazing he hasn't gone the way of the Merry Go yet. And he's the weakest member of the Straw Hat crew. In fact, Oda said that Usopp would ALWAYS be the weakest, which means he's below Nami in terms of power.<br /><br />Which is another aspect that Oda does well. While other Shonen Mangas tend to focus on the stronger protagonists while overlooking the weaker ones who remain on the sidelines, reduced to being cheerleaders with commentary, the weaker members of Luffy's crew don't shy from joining the fight against opponents they know they stand no chance against. The thrill of a fight ISN'T proving that you're stronger than somebody else, but doing your best against someone who's CLEARLY stronger than you. If you can manage to overcome that hurdle, then you can rise up to any challenges that come up in the future.<br /><br />Furthermore, claiming that One Piece is currently at the halfway point is laughable. Oda's routinely said that he was at the halfway point from every major story since the Skypia arc ended - around chapter 300! And he's already passed the 600 chapter point two months ago. His mantra's now entered a kind of Zeno's Paradox zone where the closer he reaches his goal, the further away it becomes.<br /><br />Not that I'm complaining, mind you. It'll just give him more chances to display the kind of imaginative quality that I haven't seen in a long time.DeBThttp://sundaycomicsdebt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221608027689754679.post-63345483082750986612010-12-07T22:23:14.168-08:002010-12-07T22:23:14.168-08:00It's actually only at the half-way point of th...It's actually only at the half-way point of the story; there are years of realistic destruction and violence ahead.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.com